<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><shares><share isin="GB00B1KJJ408" symbol="WTB" industry="Lodging & catering ind., leisure facilities" sector="Consumer Cyclical" name="Whitbread plc" address="Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Porz Avenue, Dunstable, LU5 5XE, UK" website="www.whitbread.co.uk" summary="Whitbread PLC is a hotel and restaurant group managing several brands in hotels, restaurants and coffee shops, including Premier Inn, Brewers Fayre, Table Table, Beefeater and Costa. Premier Inn is a hotel brand, with over 35,000 rooms and more than 500 hotels. Most Premier Inn budget hotels are located along major roads and in regional and city centers, alongside licensed restaurants. Whitbread is a full service restaurant operator, managing over 400 outlets across brands. Brands include Brewers Fayre, Table Table and Beefeater. Costa is a coffee shop brand with almost 700 stores. It is also developing outside the United Kingdom under franchise and has more than 280 stores overseas. On March 2, 2007, it sold its TGI Friday's business. On August 2, 2007, it sold David Lloyd Leisure Limited to Versailles Bidco Limited. On September 26, 2007, the Company acquired six hotels rebranded as Premier Inn, through the acquisition of Golden Tulip (UK) Limited and Pilot Hotels Limited."></share></shares>
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